Paper-roll holder.



G. F. KEARNEY.

PAPER ROLL HOLDER.

APPLIOA'HON FILED une. 1913.

13109,929, Patented Sept. 8, 1914,

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' sivedevice for the retaining rolls of toilet GEORGE r. KEARNEY, orHIGHLAND' rARK, MICHIGAN.

PAPER-ROLL HOLDER. Y

Specification of Letters Patent.` v Application mea Jannary e, 1913.,semina 740,382.

- To all whom it may concern.'

:Be it known that I, Gnonen KEARNEY,

i i a citizen of the United States, residing at Highland Park, county ofWayne, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and usefullimprovement in Paper-Roll Hold; ers, and ydeclare the following tobe afull,

clear,l and exact description of the same,

such as will enable others skilled in the artV to which it pertains tomake and use the same, reference being. hadto the accompanying drawings,which form apart of this specification. Y V Y. Y This invention relatesto paper roll holders and its object is a simple and inexpenf paper and'other similar rolls in which the paper is in a continuous length andpreferably perforated at regular intervalswhereby the portion desiredfor vuse may be readily separated from theroll, the parts being soarranged ras to prevent the withdrawing orunwinding ofy morethan asingle sheet at each actuation of the device.` In holders ordinarily inuse for this purpose, itis posf sible yto unwind a greater Iportion thanis required at any one interval as nol provision is made to prevent aycontinued rotation o f the-roll after aspecified portion has 'beenunwound therefronnand it` is the purpose ofthe invention hereindisclosedto over7 come such fault and to provide a device from which the roll maynot be removed until the paper is entirely unwound there-z. from, and inwhich the working parts such as springs and the lock for the spindle,hereinafter more fully'A described, are wholly inclosed within the coreor spindle upon which the roll is mounted and, thereforeyin suchposition as to prevent disarrangement [or displacement thereof byaccident or intent.

A further object` of the invention is a de- I f vice ofthe nature statedin which rolls provided with a core of peculiar 'formation only are`adapted for use on theI device therelby limiting the device to the usewith such rolls and preventing a substitution of rolls of other forms.

These and further objects and novelties of the invention arehereinaftermore fully de- .portion 10 -of the shaft.

scribed claimed and shown inthe accompanying drawings in which- Figurelisa perspective view of my proved paper rollf holder. Fig. 2 is aseotional view of the paper roll and `spindle illustrating more lfullythe structure thereof' '1 andmethod of vI n'ounting inthe supportingbracket. Fig; 3 -is a cross-section of the spindle on line w;w of Fig.2. v

Similar characters refer to similar partsthroughout the drawings andspecification.

' The device consists of a bracket 1 having a fixedarm- 2 and a hingedarm 3, and {iX-- edly secured to the arm=2 is a shaft 4c. On the shaft 4is a pyramidal shaped core or j'spindle 5 having a` central bore for theshaft, the portion 6 of said bore being greater in diameter than theportion 7 thus providing a seat 8 for a thrustbearing 9 on the shaft 4.The shaft is formed with amain portion10 of greater diameter than theportion 11 upon which thethrust bearing is mounted, and the enlargedportion y10 is provided with a spiral groove 12 in which'a Vpin 13secured to the core rides,

whereby a rotation of the core produces a longitudinal movement thereofon the-shaft vas indicated by the dotted lines a in Fig. 2. `Thislongitudinal movement' compresses a spring 14: on the part 11 of theshaft be tween the thrust bearing 9 and the'enlarged The thrust bearing9 enables the core to be rotated without ra rotation of the spring onthe shaft and vprevents frictiony which would otherwise oc- ,curV ifthespring engaged a rotatingseat.

- The hingedarm -3 terminates in an en- "larged portion 15 provided witha socket 16 which the free end of the'portion 11 of vthe shaftengages,and in the portion 15 of the arm '3 is secured a pin 17 provided with alongitudinal slot 18 in which a pin 19 in the arm engages and by.,Ineansof which the pinv is held from complete withdrawal from theendof the arm.` The end of the portion l1 of the shaft is bored to receivethe pin 17 and, when fully inserted within the bore in the shaft, alock-pin 191 engages in the slotl and Jholds the pin in position. Thepin 191 `is 'provided with a spring-`20 moreparticu- Patented sept. s,1914..-

larly shown yin Fig. 3 which tends to hold the pin in place and providesa lock for holding the parts in normal position. The core 5 is providedwith acut out portion 21 allowing access to the lock-pin 191 to withdrawit from engagement with the slot 18 whereupon the pin 17 maybe withdrawnfrom the end of the shaft as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2, andwhereupon the hinged arm 3 may be swung to one side as indicated by `thedotted arrow in said figure. The papercore of the roll may now be rekmoved from the core or spindle 5 and a new roll placed thereon,whereupon the arm and pin 17A are returned to their'normal position asshown by full lines in said figure. From the above description itfmay beseen that all loose parts such as the spring etc., as well as thelocking device are entirely inclosed withsuch position thatmischievously inclined persons may notv readily disarrange the parts anddestroy the usefulness of the device.

The paper preferably used on this device is perforated at regularintervals of greater or less extent depending upon the purpose forwhichlthe roll to be used and the longitudinal movement of the roll onthe 'l' 7 plete sheets.

" 1` this invention to provide a core or spindle shaft is sufficient toallow removal of a singlesheet at each actuation thereof, the

thata sheet may be unwound from the roll fwhen the core is of' itssmallest diameter and, while' a somewhat greater length may be unwoundfrom the roll at a single actua* tion when first placed thereon, it isnot so great as to allow the removal of two com- The sudden stopping ofthe roll in its longitudinal movementA on the shaft, tends to separatethe sheet from the roll at the line of perforation.

` Fixtures of this nature are not ordinarily i sold to the consumerslbut remain the property of those supplying the paper, the intent beingto secure succeeding orders from the consumer by reason of the provisionof thefixture. This method of disposing of the fixtures does not alwayshold the paper supply business as it `1s very common for manufacturersto supply rolls of paper for use on fixtures belonging to or furnishedby other supply houses and it is an object of of such shape that a rollof paper in order to Ybeused on this fixture must have a core ofcorresponding'shape, and rolls not as provided can not operate theVdevice. l have "i therefore formed the spindle 5 in the shape of a` foursided truncated pyramid and within the usual round core 22 of the paperroll, lgprovide, a paper core23 corresponding `in shape to the shape ofthe spindle 51 and provided with the ends 24 andl 25 which are glued inplace in the paper core of the roll. With a core of this form fittingthe spindle, a rotation of the roll insures a rotation of the core andconsequent movement of the spindle is heretofore described, butif a rollof the ordinary round core only be placed on the spindle the axis of theroll will not coincide with the axis of the shaft but will lay at suchan angle thereto that the edge of the roll will engage the sharp teethlike projection 26 on the arm 3V and, a rotation of a roll bepractically prevented and therefore such roll would be .totallyunadapted for use on the fixture.

'fConsequently consumers that are supplied @with fixtures having theformation herein described must necessarily seek their supply paper fromthe manufacturer or agency :supplying the fixture. l in the core orspindle 5 and therefore in s Having thus briefiy described my inventionand its mode of operation, what I claim tand desire to secure by LettersPatent of :the United States is- 1. In' a paper roll holder, a bracket,a

shaft secured thereto, a roll supporting Yspindle carried thereby, meanswhereby a" rotation of the spindle produces a` longi-Vv jtudinalmovement thereof,` and a `spring adapted to` yieldably resist saidmovement o and/return the spindle toits original posi` tion upon therelease thereof. longitudinal' travel, of the roll being such 2. In apaper roll holder, a bracket, a

I shaft fixedly secured thereto, a paper roll: ,A y'spindle carried bythe shaft, means wherebv 'retation of the roll and spindle produces alongitudinal lspringwithin the spindle adapted to yieldjiably resistsaid' longitudinall movement andi return `the spindle to its originalposition' upon the release thereof, the arrangement movement thereof,and a @of parts being such `that the longitudinal movement of thespindle is limited.

shaft fixedly secured thereto,` a paper roll spindle rotatably mountedon the shaft, said 'shaft being provided with a spiral groove,

a pin or lug on the spindle engaging saidgroove whereby a rotation ofthe spindle produces a movement thereof longitudinally ofthe shaft, andaspring adapted to yield- ,ably resist said longitudinal movement and.return the spindle to its original position -`when released.

4. In a paper roll holder, a bracket pr0- :vided with a fixed and amovable arm,` a shaftv havingone end secured to the fixed farm themovable arm being provided with .a socket for supporting the free end ofthe 3. lin a paper roll holder, a bracket,`a

tshaft, a paper roll spindle mounted for i" for holding the movablevarmin engagement `with the shaft end.

5. Ina paper roll holder, a bracket provided with a fixed and a pivotedarm, av

shaft having one endsecured to the fixed arm, the opposite end beingnormally supported by the pivoted arm, a paper roll spindle vmounted forrotation on theshaft, said shaft being provided with a'spiral groove, alug or pin on the spindle engaging in said groove whereby a rotation ofthe spindle produces a movement thereof longitudinally of the shaft, aspring adapted to yieldably resist said longitudinal movement and returnthe spindle to its original position when free to act, and releasablemeans for holding the pivoted arm in normal engagement with the shaftend.

6. In a paper roll holder, abracket provided with a fixed and a pivotedarm, a

Y shaft having one end secured to the xed arm, the opposite end beingnormally supported by the pivoted arm, a pin carried by the pivoted larmandv normally engaging in a bore provided therefor in the shaft end,released means adapted to hold the pin in the bore, a paper roll spindlemounted. for

Vrotation on the shaft, and covering said pin holding means, meanswhereby a rotation of the spindle produces a movement thereoflongitudinally of the shaft, and a spring within the spindle adapted toyieldably resist said longitudinal movement 'and return the spindle toits original position when released.

7 In a paper roll holder, in combination, a bracket provided with a xedVand a movable arm, a shaft havingv one end secured to the fixed arm, theopposite end being normally supported by the movable arm, a taperedspindle mounted for rotation on the shaft adapted to support a paperroll, re-

lleasable means for holding the movable arm in its normal position, thesmall end of the spindle being adjacent to the movable arm, means forholding the paper roll with its longitudinal axisl substantially incoincidence with the longitudinal axis of the shaft, and means on themovable arm adapted to engage the roll and prevent a rotation thereofwhen the axis of the roll is out of coincidence with the axis of theshaft. S. In a paper roll holding device, in combination, a bracket orsupport, a rotatable, tapered, spindle carried thereby adapted tosupport a paper roll, a tapered core for said paper roll adaptedl tohold the roll with its longitudinal axis substantially in coincidencewith the longitudinal axis of the spindle, and means adapted to preventa rotation of the roll when the axis is out of coincidence with the axisof the spindle.

9. In a paper roll holding device, in combination, a bracket` `orsupport, a rotatable spindle carried thereby adapted to support a paperroll a core for Vsai-d paper roll adapted to hold the roll with itslongitudinal axis substantially in coincidence with the longitudinalaxis of the spindle, and means adapted toprevent a rotation of the rollwhen the axis thereof is out of coincidence, with the Aaxifsofv thespindle. A 10. In a paper roll holding device, in combination, a bracketor support, a rotatable spindle carried thereby, adapted to support apaper roll, means for holding the roll with its longitudinal axissubstantially in coincidence with the longitudinal axis of the spindle,and means adapted to prevent a rotation of the roll when the said axisthereof is out of coincidence with the said axis of the spindle.`

11. In a holder for paper rolls formed of a sheet of paper perforated atsubstantially regular intervals in parallel lines crosswise of thesheet, in combination, a bracket, a paper roll support carried thereby,a paper roll supporting spindle rotatable on the support, and. meanscontrolling the rotation of the roll spindle whereby a portion only ofthe sheet substantially equal in length to the distance betweenperforations therein may be unwound at a single actuation thereof, saidrotation controlling means being automatic in action for successiveoperations.

12. In a paper roll holder, a bracket, a support lfor a paper rollcarried thereby, a paper roll spindle on said support, means' whereby arotation of the paper roll spindle produces a longitudinal movementthereof on its support, and a spring adapted to resist said movement andreturn the roll spindle to its original position when free to move.

support for a paper roll carried by the bracket, the paper roll beingrotatable to and. movable longitudinally of the support, thelongitudinal movement of the roll being limited wherebythe rotation ofthe roll is also limited, and means for repositioning the roll forsuccessive operations.

14;. In apparatus of the class described, the combination with a bracketlof a support for paper rolls, a paper roll spindle on the 18. In apaper roll holder, a-bracket, al

support, a spiral groove formed in one of said elements and a lugcarried by the other n of said elements engaging said groove whereby arotation of the spindle causes a movement of one of the elementslongitudinally of the other, and yieldable means resisting said movementadapted to restore the parts to their original relation.

15. In a paper roll holder, a bracket, a paper roll support carriedthereby, a noncylindrical spindle rotatable on and movablelongitudinally of the support, a cylindrioal core for the roll, meanscarried by; In testimony whereof I sign this specifith ooge and adaptedto fit cver the spindlef cation in the presence of tWo Witnesses. W erea rotation of the ro 1 and core roi duces ayrotaton of the spindle, andmans; GEORGE F' KEARNEY 5 whereby a rotation of the spindle lcausesWitnesses:

longitudinal movement thereof limiting the; CHARLES E. WISNER, extent ofrotation of the roll. RICHARD ALsPAs.

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